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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-15
FOR CLERK OF THE COURTS.

l myself a candidate for the
office of Clerk of the Courts of Jackson
couuty-subject to the primary election,
to be held
JULY BOTH, 1857,
and if elected l pledge that I will perform
every duty under the law promptly, i'm
partially and without prejudice.
A. G, DELMAS.
We are authorized to announce Mr..
A. +. LYND as a candidate for Clerk of
the Courts of Jackson county--subject to
the action of the primary election
We are authorized to nou Colonel
JAMES B. MCRAE as a candidate for
Clerk Of the Courts of Jackson county.
subject to the action of the primary
election.
We are authorized to O Mr..
WALTER M. DENNY as a candidate for
reelection to tho office of Clerk of the
Courts of Jackson cOunty-subject to the
action of the Democratic party.
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-Last

Last Wednesday morning
about Que O'Clock a house Just south
of Scranton, on the PsscagOula
river, owned by DR.. W. ID. Bragg,
of Moss Point, aud originally by
the Olivier estate, caught FIRE from
some unknown cause, aud was soon
destroyed. The kitchen was Occu.
pied By a colOred family but they
knew nothing OF the cause. It is
supposed to have been dOue by an.
inceudiary. It vas a nice river
front property, adjoining the ele-
CAN'T place OF Major John Hsury, OF
New Orleans ssvilla Ada" and vas
valued at 1900. We understand
il vas fully insured.
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Coast COLLEGE,
MALE AND FEMALE.

This Institution is located at HANDS
BoRo, Harrison county, Hiss, near Missls-
sippi City, ON the l. Il N. r. r. The
next annual session will begin September
Ii, 1886, under the Presidency of Prof. J..
Hurry, of Paris, ILL.,, who has had more
than 20 years experience in connection
with the public schools of that State, and
who will be assisted by competent in
structors. Handsboro is within one milo
of the Coast, and is noted for its health
fulness. hospitality aud morality. Mr.. H.
Llanhard having purchased the college
property is now building new buildings
and reiting old ones, and proposes to
make the institution the equal Of any in
the South. Tuition and board reasonable.
For further particulars address
II. LIENHARD, Handsboro, Miss.
July 30, 1886. 22-ly
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MOSS POINT ITEMS.
BY OUR

Rain In abundance.
Camp Meeting will help TO de-.
populate our town.
Miss Norma Thom pson aud Mol
lie Mcbride are visiting the Misses
Cudabac.
Prot. Hurry, of the Gulf Coast
College, is spending a few days with
Rev. D o. Byers.
Mrs. j. F. Popp, from Beauvoir,
spent part OF the week with Mr..
Burners family.
Master Battle NodOp il recover.
ing under the professional skill of
DR.. COwan.
The lecture at the Catholic Church
Friday night was a pleasant affair.
About $25 was realized for the ben-
eft of the church fund.
Our doctors, druggists and 9th.
ers too numerous to mention are
sadly missed in their rounds
through the county devOuring POI
litical pie.
Through the influence OF severe
colds and the remedial bitters taken,
several of our well ordered citizens
look quite btear eyed.
Prot. w. II. Lowry, Of Florida, is
the guest of Col Hyatt, who has
engaged his services lis teacher OF
languages. He will employ his
time during the summer III the in
tereSt OF the Academy.
The tall session of the Academy
will opeu September 9th, SO we are
informed by the principal. Having
placed the school OH the right basis
the last year, in scholarship and
department, Col. Hyatt intends to
supply all the conditions OF a high
grade institution, including both
mechanical aud agricultural depart
mentS.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-15
FOR The LEGISLATURE.

We are authorized to nDoun Mr..
JOHN NJ. PELHAM as a candidate for
Representative in the next Legislature
from Jackson cOunty-snbject to the ac-
tiOn of the primary election.
We are authorized to Mr..
CHARLES H. WOOD as candidate for
Representative In the next Legislature
from Jackson county-subject to the ac-
ton of the Democratic party.
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The hop given by Miss Clark,
at the P~ascagoula Hotel, in honor
of the 9th birth day OF Miss Camelia
Lam0the, was "A decided success.
There was nothing left undOne by
the host and hostess to render the
occasion one OF perfect enjoyment.
Tue shade trees in front of the hotel
we're illuminated by means OF Chin
eSe lanterns OF all imaginable colorS,
under which were placed ample
seats for the guests, and it goes
without saying that, after IL vigOr-
Gus strip OF the light fantastic toe,'
the young people we're not lOath to
avail themselves of the ample ac.
cOmmOdatlOuS under the shade
trees, where in the oriental shadows,
one ~invOluntariIy looked to see the
white. winged dove fitting TO aud
lro-inm2iIatiOn could distinctly
hear tire soft and gentle cooling.
But to bring the spirits of the
young people back to realization OF
the realities OF life, a summons was
issued to repair TO che refreshment
tables, upon which d supcrabund.
ance OF the good things that delight
the inner man were awaiting to do
their part.
On last Wednesday We vel.
coined to II Sanctum with great
pleasure and some surprise, our
old time friend, MIR, Mat Caldwell,
living near Ocean Springs. Many
years ago when We first began fill.
ing "a "long felt want" in the
town of uaudsbOrO, Harrison
county, in the publication OF the
little fellow then, aud IN some re-
spects a little deUit. lie was with
us tor d dozen years and was always
faithful, vas honest, brave, true TO
u FREUD and generous to a fault.
lett us aud went out TO fight for
his country, which he did nObly
aud was a splendid soldier. Up to
II sholt while ago we had thought
Mat was dead, but rejoiced to learn
our mistake. He Is now getting
in years, is the father OF an
interesting family, is earning an
honest living aud is Que OF the best
:itizeuS OF jackson county. May
useful life be prolonged many
years yet.
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MEETING OF THE DEMO
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.

The members of Democratic Elk
ecutive Committee Of Jackson
county are requested to meet at the
Courthouse OF
Saturday the 23rd day Of July.
A full meeting is III estly desired.
nc. HAVENS, Chairman.
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FOR TREASURER.

announce myself a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Treasurer of
Jackson county subject to the action of
the Democratic party. l propose, if
elected, to keep an Office at Scranton as
heretofore. J. X. MCLEOD:
We are authorized to announce Mr..
J. w. STEWART as a candidate for
Treasurer of Jackson county-subject to
the action of the primary election.
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The cruel rain is over.

The fig crop was injured by the
late rains.
Tho woods are full Of candi-
dates.
The peach crop in this county
is not much this year.
"A hard mau to beat for Clerk,
j. b. McRae.
Have your printing done at
home. Don't send off for 1t.
Let us have a full vote, fair
count and honest election.
Keep your back yards clean.
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
We are prepared to print spe.
cial election ticktts on short notice.
Scranton catches4he Mobile col
Ored excursions. Why is it thus !
Master Willie Parker is at
home from the A. & NJ. College of
Starkville.
Support W. NJ. Denny for
for Clerk of the Courts. He is a
competent officer.
Mr.. G. II. Alleys family have
gone to the Scashore Camp Meet
ing.
The festive drummer is seen on
our streets these hot days, persua-
sive as usual.
MIR. Levert Clark, of Mobile,
representing the L. g. n. Railroad
was here this week.
Mis- Marie Jane, who has been
attending school in New Orleans, is
home for vacation.
Stock killed by railroads should
be paid for at the assessed value of
such stock. Ii is equity and justice.
"A ~lOng.Dose, razor back bog
worth about % when crossed by the
L. & n. Railroad is valued at IS.
REV. Jean vaue, of Meridian,
viii preach at the Scranton MethO.
dist Church Sunday morning at IL
o'clock. All are Invited to attend.
Prot. J. Hurry, President Of the
Calf Coast College &c HandsbOrO
dropped 10 Wednesday TO see us.
Calf College Is one Il the best in
sututioBs Of learning ia South
Mississippi.
-Ar. W AZ Denny Is still on the
rounds registering voters. The
uanber tesleered 1t each place is
hiFly good @ follows: Wilkinson
p, Reeves II. Helvesfiou IS,
Wards T.
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LOCAL NEWS.
/!

We are now ready to commence
printing election tickets for the
primary of Jackson county. Candi-
dates who want theirnames oil the
general county Democratic ticket
must come up at once and plank
down 81. Beat candidates are
required to pay 81 each. All orders
for special tickets promptly filed
at reasonable rates.
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ARRIVALS AT MRS. j, II.
MAYBURY'S.

MI. Harry Donald, wife, child
aud servant, Miss Daisy Gazzam,
Mobile, Ala.
Rev. Johu 7. Graham, kemper
county, Miss.
MIR. George Haynes and lady,
Miss Maud Edwards, Rev. jean
Vane, Meridian, Miss.
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Tegarden Hotel,
Mississippi City, Miss.

The undersigned having purchased the
above named Hotel, which is within 900
feet of the depot of the l.. and N. r. R,
near where the depot of the Gulf and Ship
island r. K. will be, and on the Beach of
the Gulf Of Mexico. l Rave thoroughly
repaired the building and furnished it
with new furniture Am prepared to give
frst-class accommodation TO a limited
numbef Of guests at reasonable rates.
The Hotel is supplied with the purest
Of wafer from an artesian we'll. The table
supplied With the best the markets afford.
and every attention for the eomf0rt Of
guests will have bis personal attention.
that we're with me at Gulf View Hotel
last summer. H. P. ATKINS, Prop'r.
May q, 1857. 13-1v
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FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

FOR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BEAT B..
We are authorized to q Mr.. X.
d. SMITH as a candidate for member of
Board of Supervisors, Beat No. ~3-subject
to the action of the primary election.
We sre authorized to nnOun Mr.. NJ.
C. ALTMAN as a candidate for member
OF the Board of Supervisors, Beat 3 of
jackson county-subject to the action of
tha primary election.
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On and after April IL, 1857

On and after April IL, 1857,
fast freights, Nos. II and q, will
have II coach attached between
Mobile and Scranton, for the ac'
~C66mmudatlon OF passengers, icav-
ing Mobile ut 500 pm" arriving at
Scranton at ll:19 pm; returning
leave Scranton at 1:26 am, arriving
IN Mobile at 4:35 n.n.
G. MARSHALL. Supt.
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CANDIDATES

Dur terms for announcing for Office are as fol-
lows; State or District, as County, s1Oi Beat,
IS. No announcement win be published unless
accompanied by the CASH. 10 deviation from this
ruio. Calls on candidates will be published at
regular advertising rates.
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FOR DISTRICT MISUNDERSTANDING
DISTRICT.

We are authorized to announc Mr..
JAMES H. NEVILLE, of Kemrer county.
as candidate for reelection to the office
of District Attorney of the Seventh Judi
cial Dlstrict-subject to the action of the
Democratic party,
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FOR

We are authorized to noun Major
Z. W. MORRILL, as a candidate for re-
election to the ofice-of Surveyor of jack
son county-subject to the action of the
primary election.
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buy the best ice aud ice cold
beer by the cask or keg, from Hud-
sou Bros, sold at New Orleans
prices aud delivered free.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-15
FOR ASSESSOR.

We are authorized TO announce Mr..
ENOCH N, RAMSAY as a candidate for
Assessor Of jackson county subject to
the action of the primary election.
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PAINTING.

MIR. Joseph BIolz offers bis se~vi.
ces 10 the people of Scranton aud
vicinity, as an experienced house,
slen aud ornamental painter. AS a
painter he has no superior aud for
specimens of his work he would
recommend the tug Leo. Any or.
ders left for him at the store of mir.
A. GOelzer will receive prompt at
tention and satisfaction guaranteed.
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Hotel,
ON TEIE BEACH,
East PascagOula, Miss.
JOHN E. CLARK, Proprietor.

This well-known Hotel having been
thoroughly repaired, re-painted and new
ly furnished throughout, is now open for
the reception of bOarders. 1t is one of the
most pleasantly situated Hotels on the
Gulf Coast being Immediately on the
Coast fronting the sea, where salt water
bathing, fishing. ETC., is unsurpassed in
the South. 1t is within one-mile. and-a
half Jf the depot of the Louisville and
Nashville R. r. Hacks meet all trains.
~ Board by the day, week or month as
reason able as anywhere on the Sea Coast.
March 4, 1857. Lem
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IMaI Notices 10 CenB a Line for Each Insertion.
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Buried RELICS.
A WASHINGTON BUTTON AND A CANNON
BALL EXCAvATED BENEATH THE
MINT.

Workmen engaged in digging for a
foundation for the new boiler house In
the rear of the main building of the
United States Mint have found two
relics. One is a much corroded SIX
pound cannon ball. 1t was found at
depth of nine feet. 1t was imbedded
in vein of brick clay tina. extends from
Broad street eastward. The ball has
been placed in one of the cases of
relics in the Mint Museum. Superin-
,endent Fox's theory is that the Brit
ish army, while in possession of Phila,
delphia during the Revolutionary War,
had battery planted upon the lot of
ground now occupied by the Mint, and
That the ball had accidentally been
dropped and rolled, unobserved, into
the grass covered soil, and that in
later years it had been covered in the
filing in of the grounu to bring it up
to the standard level.
The other relic is Washington but
ton. 1t was found in the same local
ity as the cannon ball, but not so far
beneath the surface 1t was the GUS
tom of the patriotic people of this city
in former times to celebrate great
events by the wearing of such buttons
and medals. The button has upon it
this inscriptions Memorable Era,
March A, 1880" 1t also has upon it
the representation of AN eagle, clutch
ing IN one talon three arrows, in the
other an olive branch. A shield on
the eagles breast has upon il the stars
and stripes. One of these buttons has
for many years been encased among
the rare medals aud buttons in the
museum.
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ALost Corpse.

In back country town, where
funerals serve much the same purpose
that the theatre does in cities, there
CHANGED to die one of the members of
the community, and one of the neigh
bors was asked to take charge" of the
funeral. On the day appointed, the
community assembled and stood in
groups discussing either the departed
or the condition Of the crops, while the
neighbor in charge hustled from one
room to another making the list of
arrangements. The hour for the funeral
arrived and passed, and yet the services
did not begin. Still more time passed
and the manager of affairs was seen to
be hurryiug from room to room, look
ing anxiously about as if in search of
something As time passed the audi
ence began TO show sigus of impauience
and also of curiosity as The ptrplexed
face of the man in charge appeared
again before them. There was evil
IDENTIFY "hitch" in the proceedings
somewhere, and an explanation was
necessary. Mounting a chair, the i'm
promptu undertaken said:
My friends, we are-are very sorry
to cause any delay in the-ah-last
rites TO the departed, but the-ah-
truth is, we have mislaid the corpse"
1t transpired that the coffin had
been brought down to the lower entry
or hall from a chamber, and ihrough
some misunderstanding placed beside
the stairway in the shadow. Those
coming in from the bright sunlight had
thrown their wraps upon it, not reallz-
ing what it was, aud thus made it in
visible.-Harpers Magazine.
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Curious Clocks.

When the Emperor, Charles ", of
Spain, retired to the Monastery of St.
Yuste, he took with him Torriano, his
clock maker, in order to while away
the time by constructing the movements
of clocks. So wonderful were some of
the pieces of work which they made,
that the monks would not believe any
one except the devil had hand in them
until the machinery was shown to them
by the ex-Emperor. 1t was ordered by
Charles that when he should die all
these clocks should cease running.
and it is said to be fact that his
orders were obeyed.
Another King Of Spain came to
Geneva to see clock which had been
made by Droz, merchant of that city
Upon the clock were seated shepherd
a negro, and dog. As the hour was
struck, the shepherd played upon his
flute, and the dog played gently at his
feet. But, when the King reached
forth to touch an apple that hung from
tree, under which the shepherd rest
ed, the dog flew at him and barked 80
furiously that live dog answered HIM
and the whole party left in haste.
Venturing to return, one of the court
iers asked the negro, in Spanish, what
time it was. There was no reply; but
when the question was repeated in
French, an answer was given. This
frightened the courtier, who rejoined
his companions, and all of them voted
that the clock was the work of the evil
one.
Upon the belfry of the Kauthaus, in
Coblentz, there is the head of giant
bearded, and helmeted with brass.
The giants head is known as 'the man
in the custom-house :" and whenever a
countryman meets citizen of Cob
lentz away from that place, instead of
saying: "How are all our friends 10
Coblentz o. he asks: "How is the
man in the custom-house = AT every
stroke of the bell which sounds the
hours upon the clock, the mouth of
the giant opens and shuts with great
force, as if it were trying to say, in
the words of Longfellow: "Time was
Time is-Time is past."-Popular
Science Monthly.
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child 10 read was condemned by Horace
Mann over forty years ago in his work
of reforming the schools of Massachu-
setts, and has not been used in some
of our most progressive cities for years.
The supervisor of primary schools OF
Erie states that IL was discontinued in
the schools of that city over twenty
FIVE years ago. know of no large
city in which il is used today nsr OF
any educational writer of this country
of any reputation who defends 1t.
Prof. g. Stanley Hall, of John Hop
kns University, says that there has
been only one educational writer IN
Germany for fifty years who has de-
Tended it.
Children are taught 10 read words
and sentences before they know the
names of the letters by combination
of what are called the Word, the Sen
tence and the Phone Methods. In
this way the average child under
good teacher learns 10 read intelligent
ly IN six months, and bright child
sooner. This is the method now in
use in all schools except those in re-
mote rural districts and in few con.
servative towns. 1t is universally
used in many counties in this and other
States in graded and ungraded schools.
Without going into any further dis
cussion of the matter, desire to say
that the work we are doing in our
schools must be judged by its results
after there has been sufficient time for
results to appear. l would therefore
respectfully request the members of
your Board to visit the schools as
often as convenient and observe the
work for themselves. They will find
that where the teachers are competent
the results are excellent even now; and
where the teachers are incompetent,
or are not Interested in their work, the
results are poor. Whilst poor teach
ers will do better teaching with a good
method than with poor one, it re-
mains after all true that method can
not take the place of brains and skill
in the teacher ard their work will
never be good. The value of a method
must be judged by the results obtain
ed with 1T by competent teachers.
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were rubbing him with hot rags and
making him lake stimulants.

were rubbing him with hot rags and
making him take stimulants.
"Ohl' he muttered, with haggard
look at the guillotine. "What dreaml
What 3 night under that terrible
knifeV Then, in few words, he told
the story. "But, sir," replied one of
the porters, the same one that had
busted him the evening before, "you
alarmed yourself without reason"
"Without reasoni" painfully articu
lated Redoux, his throat still sore.
Eyes; the collar piece has no strings,
and was the joints that made the noise
that frightened you. And as to the
knife
Here the porter mounted the steps
of the platform and raised from its
perch the green baize hood it was
empty.
1.-TWO days ago it was taken to be
repaired AT these words M. Redoux
stood on his legs and shook himself as
if to test their solidity. Then catch.
ing glimpse of himself in one Of the
mirrors he saw that he had aged ten
years. He gave in silence-this time
with sincere tears-three guineas to
his liberators That done, he took his
hat and left the museum. Once in the
street be directed his steps toward his
hotel, took his valise and departed that
evening for PARIS His first care was
to have his hair and beard carefully
dyed before going home, where he
never spoke word of his adventure.
But in the high position which he
occupies in one of the houses he will
not allow himself even in fancy to
sympathize with the opposite parry.
He is not likely to forget that lament.
able night, and if one of the honorable
members declared that princes are not
to be pitied, whatever befsll them, M.
Redoux would smile and change the
conversation.-EH II. NJ.
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Cars Safely Heated.
WARNED AND HEATED WITHOUT
FIRE.
From the New YORK sun.

From the New YORK sun.
The Boston express train that rolled
into the Forty-second street station at
1920 last evening pounded over the
same rails that bear hundreds of trains
daily, yet it was as much of pioneer
in its way as was Peter Cooper's little
locomotive. This train, the latest pro-
duction of the Boston and Albany
Railroad shops at Allston, was lighted
by electricity and heated by steam.
or the first time in the history of
railroadlng the world over complete
tram so lighted and SO heated has been
successfully run.
Twenty incandescent electric lamps
ranged in double rows along the high
ceiling of the cars effectively light
them. Each light is of sixteen-candle
power, and the steady glow is fed from
the storage batteries of the Julien sys-
TEN. Newspapers may be read with
ease, and the cars are cheerful and
pleasant. There are sixty storage cells
to each Car placed under the floor be-
tween the trucks, and they may charged
with electricity while the train is laid
up on side track in Boston. They
will hold twelve hours supply of the
electric fluid, so as to make the round
trip to New York aud return, and with
time TO spare.
The steam-heating device consists
of an arrangement of pipes which take
live dry steam from the dome of the
locomotive and conduct it through the
cars so as to distribute the heat thor
oughly. The distinctive features of
the system are an automatic pressure
regulating valve on the engine and
controlling valves for each car from a
main pipe below the car, so that the
different cars may be kept at varying
temperatures. The water of condens-
alton is carried off by an automatic
drip, and does not return TO the boiler.
The live dry steam is thus enabled to
do its perfect work
Great Importance is placed upon the
safoly Of these appliances in case of
accident. Their are neither lamps nor
stoves to set fire to the wreck.